February 15, 2012

Even grandma Barb would have to be impressed with the universality of Bev and TJ's race-car-driving daughter.

If Barb's (Danica Patrick's father's mother) life hadn't been cut short at age 61 by COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), she'd likely be fielding a stream of questions from friends and relatives about what her famous granddaughter has been up to. Essentially, what Danica Patrick has been up to is becoming a household name in America.

June 25, 2011

It's a car ... with its own Twitter account (@78_porkchop). A car that gets called by name by fans of its driver, Simona De Silvestro. An older, heavier, backup car that was pressed into duty when Simona's primary car, "Janet," got totaled at Indy.

Pork Chop -- so named by De Silvestro due to its heavier, older -- let's be honest -- slower nature. Despite his shortcomings (or maybe because of them), Pork Chop has become a bit of a fan favorite, getting called by name both on TV and in print, with nearly 1,000 followers on Twitter.

February 15, 2011

Shannon McIntosh today formally announced a full-season deal with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing in the Road to Indy feeder series USF2000. News release below. We shot Shannon a series of burning questions about her road back to full-time racing ...

pressdog: Give us a little overview of how it came together. Long process? Short process? Did you have to work at it slow and steady or was it wait-wait-wait then a flurry of activity?

Shannon: Haha…It was a roller coaster. We talked with a few teams and I ended up getting the rest of my budget sealed up and signing with the team VERY QUICKLY. A lot of stuff was crammed into a short period of time and it was a whirlwind! It happened all so quickly, I don’t think I’ve had time to realize it’s happening!

August 31, 2010

Don't try to stick the "dumb model" label on Cameron Haven, the IZOD Trophy Girl who appears relentlessly in the background of IndyCar winner's circle interviews. It's one of the few things that doesn't look good on the magna-cum-laude graduate of Florida State University.

June 18, 2010

What do you ask Marco Andretti (@andretti26) in a 15-minute interview in a coffee shop in Des Moines' trendy East Village?

Since @pressdog is all about the fans, I though, hey, let's see what they want to hear from Marco. So 10 minutes before the interview, I tweeted "Who has a question for Marco Andretti?"

Below is the first-ever pressdog™ Twiterview based on the tweeted responses. Ups to Marco who was really quite personable and seemed happy to answer my questions while drinking some kind of smoothy in a plastic cup that proudly said "Made from corn" on the side (I assume it referred to the cup, not the drink). Holy Iowa moment! (See photographic evidence at the end.)